Jacco said:
JB1528 said:
Whichever country has good government benefits and bases their morals over the changing times and equality rather than some dumb ass religion. I don't know what country fits that requirement I just know it aint the USA.
What's wrong with basing morals on religion? For the most part, every moral we have today comes from a religion somewhere. And the US absolutely changes with the times. The Constitution is designed to be what historians call a "living document." That is, it is allowed to be changed to fit the changing world and has indeed been changed many times. That's what the Amendments are. \
Anyone who has studied US history in any credible fashion will absolutely tell you the founding fathers intended the Constitution to be adaptable for the time.
You're talking to a political science major here. Believe me I know how our government works and how the constitution was designed. And on paper the constitution is perfect, in practice is a different story, look through history and you'll see several times where the system of the constitution failed and the blood of men was needed to bring about change or to bring back order (Shays Rebellion, John Brown, Civil War). There's even two articles that essentially give the same powers to both the state AND the federal government. And while I will say that its definitely more flexible that other governments, it only works when we have elected politicians who are willing to compromise. Unfortunately partisanship, religious views, and polarized politics sometimes make the Constitution impossible to use.